Biology:Leucopogon cordatus

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Short description: Species of shrub

Leucopogon cordatus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. cordatus
Binomial name
Leucopogon cordatus
Sond.[1]
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Styphelia cordata (Sond.) F.Muell. nom.illeg.

Leucopogon cordatus is a small plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect spreading shrub, typically growing to a height of 0.35–1 m (1 ft 2 in–3 ft 3 in) on sandy soils often over granite, laterite or limestone. Its white flowers may be seen from July to November.[2]

It was first formally described in 1845 by Otto Wilhelm Sonder in Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae.[3][4] The specific epithet (cordatus) means "heart-shaped", referring to the leaves.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Leucopogon cordatus". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/98520. 
  2. "Leucopogon cordatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6375. 
  3. "Leucopogon cordatus". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/524524. 
  4. Sonder, Otto W. (1845). Plantae Preissianae. 1. Hamburg. p. 313. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/199352#page/665/mode/1up. Retrieved 15 June 2022. 
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780958034180. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17242368 entry